MJ's boss

JACK SMITH, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nike CEO Phil Knight, with a portrait of Michael Jordan looming over his shoulder. Since its first release in 1984, there have been new designs his Air Jordan shoes released each year, even after Jordan retired from the NBA.

Nike CEO Phil Knight, with a portrait of Michael Jordan looming over his shoulder. Since its first release in 1984, there have been new designs his Air Jordan shoes released each year, even after Jordan retired from the NBA. (JACK SMITH, ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Nike CEO Phil Knight, with a portrait of Michael Jordan looming over his shoulder. Since its first release in 1984, there have been new designs his Air Jordan shoes released each year, even after Jordan retired from the NBA.